Niyati: Their Destiny

15. What if?

Yuvraj's pov

I walked out of the cab with her. We reached home, but how am i supposed to take her to my room without anyone noticing?

"Doesn't your house have a secret back door with less security?" Roop asked, raising a brow, inspecting the number of guards on the gate.

"No. There's no secret back door, and why the hell will their be less security on that door?" I asked, mirroring her expression.

"I don't know.... maybe because that's secret!" She said in a duh tone, and i just rolled my eyes.

"All the rich people have a back door, you know? Mr. Goenka's house had one, and Mr. Agnihotri's, too!" She added.

Would it sound bad if i say that i hate it every time she mentions Akash and the fact that she is wearing his clothes!

"You have stayed here before, too. We never had a stupid secret back door." I said, trying not to sound irritated.

"Well, when i stayed as Panchi, i never left the guest room and about earlier. It was 15 years ago, and i don't remember." She said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Why didn't you tell us before that you are Roop?" I asked.

"It was fun. Besides, i liked the name Panchi." She said, grinning.

"I have texted the security team. They'll leave the main door without guards for a couple of minutes so we can head in." I told her, and she nodded.

We entered inside the house as we went towards the balcony of my room.

"Do we have to climb up? I mean, you don't have to since it's me who's on a run." Roop said, sighing defeatedly.

"Really. I thought you were better than this little Miss. i am on a run!" I said scoffing, and she glared at me.

"Stop calling me that, and my ankle is the issue. Otherwise, i am an expert in climbing the balconies!" She said proudly.

"What do you do climbing the balconies?" I askes raising a brow. She looked at me for a brief moment before raising her tip toes as she stood beside me.

"I spy on people." She whispered in my ear with a serious expression and burst out laughing. I just shook my head in disbelief.

"You don't have to climb up a floor. This is the window to maa and papa's room. You'll get inside, and I'll wait on the other side for you." I said, and she nodded.

"Aye aye Captain!" She said, saluting me with a mocking smile.

"You know you don't have to use sarcasm to hide your pain." I said, and her smile faded for a moment, but she quickly masked her expression.

Talking about her mother must have been very hard for her.

I went inside the house and went inside my parents' room and found her standing beside the window.

We were about to walk out of the room when i heard footsteps outside, and i helped her hide under the ned along with me.

"Why are you hiding!?" She whispered, yelled, and i kept my palm on her mouth to stop her from speaking. Half of my body is hovering over hers, and i can literally hear my heartbeats.

I realized that i didn't have to hide. It's too late because Papa entered inside the room.

"Why did Yuv leave in a hurry?" I heard my mother's voice as she entered inside the room.

"I don't know. I wish we could have done something for Roop." I heard Papa and maa hummed in response.

"That Goenka is disgusting." Maa said, sitting on the bed.

"She ran away from him. I just hope he never finds her again." I heard Papa.

"She is now grown up in a beautiful woman. Yuv couldn't even take his eyes off her!" Maa said, sighing, and Roop and I looked here and there pretending we didn't hear anything.

"About Yuv, where is he?" I heard Papa, and i gulped nervously.

"Let me call him." Maa said, and my eyes widened in horror. I was just staring here and there when roop snatched my phone from my hand and switched it off.

"Why did you switch it off? They'll get tense now!" I whispered, and she glared at me and removed my hand from her mouth.

"I panicked, okay? At least i took some action instead of staring at people in shock!!" She taunted.

"Imagine if the phone rang and they found us here." Roop said, and i huffed. Okay, she's right.

"You do realize you are heavy!" She said, squinting her eyes, and i got off her and laid beside her.

"How long are we supposed to stay here?" She whispered in my ear, and i turned to look at her, and i realized how close we were lying to each other. My nose is brushing with hers.

She gulped, looking at me and turning her face to the other side, her cheeks turning scarlet. She's adorable.

How am i supposed to share a room with her?
Shut up, Yuvraj.

"His phone is switched off. I'll ask Avu if she knows anything!" I heard Maa and Papa hummed in response.

Maa walked out of the room, and after a few minutes, Papa walked towards the restroom.

"This is our chance. No mistakes." I said, and she nodded.

I got out of bed, and she did, too, and we rushed out of the room. Thankfully, none of the staff was around.

We started climbing the stairs with Roop hidden with my body. Although it's very risky but the balcony thing she was thinking i asked her to do was riskier.

We went inside the room, and i was about to shut the door, but she did it, squeezing my finger in the door, and i groaned in pain.

"I am sorry. I am so sorry, Raj. God! Shit...." She said, panicking as she held my finger in her fist to soothe the pain.

"I don't know what's wrong with me today! Why do i keep hurting you!" She scolded herself as she helped me sit on the bed and poured some water in a glass, and dipped my finger in it.

I am not sure if that works, but i let her do whatever she was doing.

"I am really sorry. Trust me, i don't do it intentionally." She said, gulping nervously.

"Look at me. It's okay. Don't worry." I said, cupping her cheeks, and she looked at me hesitantly.

"You are trying to help me, and i am hurting you!" She said, her voice breaking with each word, and i shook my head in denial.

"Wha..at if i.. i end up hurting everyone in the process of saving myself? What if i am wrong? I should have left with Mr. Goenka! What worse could he have done!? I don't want anyone to pay for my freedom. In fact, i can never get freedom until i die!" I heard her as she cried her heart out. I hugged her tightly, letting her cry out of her emotions.

"You'll be free, and I'll not let anyone hurt you." I said, patting her back.

"What if it's a bad idea? What if you regret it? And besides, i can't stay hidden here forever.... i have no plan... nothing... i am just an idiot.... i don't... i just... i can't do it. What will i even achieve after doing this other than hurting the people that mean everything to me!" She said, sobbing against my kurta. We stayed like that for a couple of minutes, and she stopped sniffling.

"Feeling better?" I asked, and she nodded, breaking the hug and wiping her tears.

"Take a shower first. You'll feel better." I said, passing her a t-shirt and sweatpants of mine.

One thing i realized about her is that she learned to sheild her emotions with sarcasm. She pretends that she doesn't care even if it's hurting like hell. She needs someone by her side, but she has lost faith in people long ago. She wants to share everything that happened to her, but she doesn't want to open up in front of anyone.

She's broken completely. Even more shattered than she was 15 years ago. But she just learned to hide her pain better.

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